Daily Republican., 1887-08-20
FOURTH EDITION
Death Of pr. Lukeps.

Death CT Dr. Lukero.
DR.. Isaiah Luke,s, one of the r ost
prom In. mt OF the Homeopathic School
OF phy sicisns, died st his rssidence, Nc.
$40 Wet street, at IL 10 O'Clock last
night. The death Of the doctor created
no surprise, as he had becu hoveriae
between lite and death for the lstt six
weeks, and for tho last two weeks es
pecinliy there were no hopes Of tis re-
covery.
DR.. Lukens was the Oldest child Of
Joseph s Lukens, q farmer OF Mont.
Romery County, Pa, and was born In
that county November 4, 1876 His
father died in 1876. In the Goth year Of
bis age. His mother was Susanna,
daughter Of Joseph Paul. In the Cd .
years old when che died. The family
were Welsh Friends. who emf grated to
Pennsylvania from Wales in the early
settlement Of the country. DR.. Lukens
received his education in the Friends
Schools Of Burlington, N. j, ard 1t
Marlborough, Montgomery County.
Having strong inclination for the
study OF medicine he selected DR.. G. Y.
Jones, afterwards o State Senator, for
his medical preceptor. entered the study
Of N edic;ne, attended several cours OF
lectures In the University OF Penrsyl.
varia and Rra6ua:ei in 1S48. He
practiced medicine for some time after
bis graduation In Philadelphia, and
after bis preceptor, DR.. Jones, had been
elected to the STATE Senate he went
back TO Montgomery County and took
his place. His health failing him, be
sough: ID restore IL by travelling
through the Western States and stopped
at Cleveland, Ohio, where he remained
and practiced two years. Ia 1855 he
returned to the EAst and settled In
Philadelphia. DR.. Lukeps was q
natural student OF piys.cloS3 and
med icine, and his enthusiasm led him
70 q full investigation Of every els
covery.
In bis pursuit fer kruwled.e Q be WAS
led 10 believe In the netica. theories Of
EshnnemaD, the founder @: Hon 9 :
pathy. and adopting those principles ne
oecAme practitioner Of tnat schoo, OF
medicine. He soon Afterwards was
made professor In the PennsylvaD:a Ia
Medical University, and for six years
he Was lecturer on minor surgery. From
1885 to 1868 he psscticed dentistry 10
Philadelphia, and was a PROBES ,or OF
oral surgery in the Penbsy ivania Med;.
cal University. In 1883 he had tho
mis'orluae TO lose his dwelling, .urni
ture, instruments and library by
FIRE, when he removed TO q
DeSu,itul place Of 20 acres ut the
east end OF Newport, where he had s.
handsome residence with spacious
lawn. stables and other buildings.
HIS medical practice hero increased
uniil 1870, when be withc rev from &C.
tive practice and permitted bis oldest
son, Or Joseph Paul LukeEs, TO occupy
the field. He then removed to VIII.
ninaton Tor rest, but his superior
knowledge Of disease soon forced him
into sn active practice again, which
only ended with the confinement which
preceded bis death.
DR.. Lukens was an old time Whig,
and became Afterwards o conscientious
and enthusiastic Republican, but was
always, though frm, mild and oourts.
ous in the expression of them.
! He VAS married in 1S.l to Rachel,
daughter Of John Murray, Of his ma
tive county. Tne only child of this
marriage Is now the wife OF DIR. Sam.
uel Wolvertor of Trenton, y. j LOS
ing his wife In 1854, he married the fol.
lowing year Hannah HntcninRs OF Vir.
gil, Courtlandt county. N. Y by whom
he had Eve children; J. Paul tho eldest,
at present = practicinR phi sician in this
city; Leila NJ, wife OF DR.. q. d. Ly.
nam of Toy, n. Y; Isaiah, Jr, and
D. Burnett, both o: Holt county, Ne.
orssks, ard Mary Frances, sn unmsr-
ried daughter, living 3; home II this
city.
! The faneral services will be held at
the late residences o: tine doctor on Mon.
day afternoon ct 4 O'Clock, and on Tues.
day morning tue remains Will be taken
20 Horshsn. Montgomery county, Pa ,
for informant.